Colors Are Unclear - Canon TS5100 series Online Manual

Colors Are Unclear

Is nozzle check pattern printed properly?
Check1
Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzles.
For details on printing the nozzle check pattern, print head cleaning, and print head deep cleaning, see
Is Faint or Uneven.
• If nozzle check pattern is not printed correctly:
After performing the print head cleaning, print the nozzle check pattern and examine the pattern.
• If problem is not resolved after performing print head cleaning twice:
Perform print head deep cleaning.
If the problem is not resolved after performing print head deep cleaning, turn off the printer and perform
print head deep cleaning again 24 hours later.
• If problem is not resolved after performing print head deep cleaning twice:
Ink may have run out. Replace the FINE cartridge.
When a FINE cartridge runs out of ink, replace it with a new one.
Check2
Is FINE cartridge installed properly?
Check3
If you do not close the ink cartridge locking cover correctly, ink may not be ejected correctly.
Open the scanning unit / cover to open the ink cartridge locking cover, and then close it.
Press down the ink cartridge locking cover until it clicks into place.
Note
• Printed colors may not match screen colors due to basic differences in the methods used to produce
colors. Color control settings and environmental differences can also affect how colors appear on the
screen. Therefore, colors of printing results may be different from those on the screen.
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If Printing